diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/Database.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/Database.java
index 4f8751cc44b..162db230511 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/Database.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/Database.java
@@ -215,6 +215,8 @@ default Stream<SlotAndBlockRootAndBlobIndex> streamBlobSidecarKeys(final UInt64
 
   Map<String, Long> getColumnCounts(final Optional<String> maybeColumnFilter);
 
+  Map<String, Optional<String>> getVariables();
+
   long getBlobSidecarColumnCount();
 
   long getNonCanonicalBlobSidecarColumnCount();
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/KvStoreDatabase.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/KvStoreDatabase.java
index c7d5ead766b..2cd6d3c943d 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/KvStoreDatabase.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/KvStoreDatabase.java
@@ -380,6 +380,11 @@ public Map<String, Long> getColumnCounts(final Optional<String> maybeColumnFilte
     return dao.getColumnCounts(maybeColumnFilter);
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Map<String, Optional<String>> getVariables() {
+    return dao.getVariables();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public long getBlobSidecarColumnCount() {
     return dao.getBlobSidecarColumnCount();
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/CombinedKvStoreDao.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/CombinedKvStoreDao.java
index 83bda83c9a8..5af4491d897 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/CombinedKvStoreDao.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/CombinedKvStoreDao.java
@@ -67,7 +67,11 @@ public CombinedKvStoreDao(
 
   @Override
   public Optional<UInt64> getGenesisTime() {
-    return db.get(schema.getVariableGenesisTime());
+    try {
+      return db.get(schema.getVariableGenesisTime());
+    } catch (final Exception e) {
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
   }
 
   @Override
@@ -432,6 +436,37 @@ public Map<String, Long> getColumnCounts(final Optional<String> maybeColumnFilte
     return columnCounts;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Map<String, Optional<String>> getVariables() {
+    Map<String, Optional<String>> variables = new LinkedHashMap<>();
+    variables.put("GENESIS_TIME", getGenesisTime().map(UInt64::toString));
+    variables.put("JUSTIFIED_CHECKPOINT", getJustifiedCheckpoint().map(Checkpoint::toString));
+    variables.put(
+        "BEST_JUSTIFIED_CHECKPOINT", getBestJustifiedCheckpoint().map(Checkpoint::toString));
+    variables.put("FINALIZED_CHECKPOINT", getFinalizedCheckpoint().map(Checkpoint::toString));
+    variables.put(
+        "WEAK_SUBJECTIVITY_CHECKPOINT", getWeakSubjectivityCheckpoint().map(Checkpoint::toString));
+    variables.put("ANCHOR_CHECKPOINT", getAnchor().map(Checkpoint::toString));
+    variables.put(
+        "FINALIZED_DEPOSIT_SNAPSHOT",
+        getFinalizedDepositSnapshot().map(DepositTreeSnapshot::toString));
+    try {
+      variables.put(
+          "LATEST_FINALIZED_STATE",
+          getLatestFinalizedState()
+              .map(
+                  state ->
+                      "BeaconState{slot="
+                          + state.getSlot()
+                          + ", root="
+                          + state.hashTreeRoot().toHexString()
+                          + "}"));
+    } catch (final Exception e) {
+      variables.put("FINALIZED_STATE", Optional.of(e.toString()));
+    }
+    return variables;
+  }
+
   @Override
   public long getBlobSidecarColumnCount() {
     final KvStoreColumn<?, ?> column =
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/KvStoreCombinedDao.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/KvStoreCombinedDao.java
index 2dba5e05e70..438c0b16e51 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/KvStoreCombinedDao.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/KvStoreCombinedDao.java
@@ -154,6 +154,8 @@ List<SlotAndBlockRootAndBlobIndex> getNonCanonicalBlobSidecarKeys(
 
   Map<String, Long> getColumnCounts(final Optional<String> maybeColumnFilter);
 
+  Map<String, Optional<String>> getVariables();
+
   long getBlobSidecarColumnCount();
 
   long getNonCanonicalBlobSidecarColumnCount();
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/KvStoreCombinedDaoAdapter.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/KvStoreCombinedDaoAdapter.java
index b9d918f98dc..da50d25e596 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/KvStoreCombinedDaoAdapter.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/kvstore/dataaccess/KvStoreCombinedDaoAdapter.java
@@ -228,6 +228,11 @@ public Map<String, Long> getColumnCounts(final Optional<String> maybeColumnFilte
     return result;
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Map<String, Optional<String>> getVariables() {
+    return Map.of();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public long getBlobSidecarColumnCount() {
     return finalizedDao.getBlobSidecarColumnCount();
diff --git a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/noop/NoOpDatabase.java b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/noop/NoOpDatabase.java
index af522b0c619..dc1b3bd4969 100644
--- a/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/noop/NoOpDatabase.java
+++ b/storage/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/storage/server/noop/NoOpDatabase.java
@@ -256,6 +256,11 @@ public Map<String, Long> getColumnCounts(final Optional<String> maybeColumnFilte
     return new HashMap<>();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public Map<String, Optional<String>> getVariables() {
+    return new HashMap<>();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public long getBlobSidecarColumnCount() {
     return 0L;
diff --git a/teku/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/cli/subcommand/debug/DebugDbCommand.java b/teku/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/cli/subcommand/debug/DebugDbCommand.java
index aa32be3ba42..04a048a2cdd 100644
--- a/teku/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/cli/subcommand/debug/DebugDbCommand.java
+++ b/teku/src/main/java/tech/pegasys/teku/cli/subcommand/debug/DebugDbCommand.java
@@ -305,6 +305,40 @@ public int getColumnCounts(
     return 0;
   }
 
+  @Command(
+      name = "get-variables",
+      description = "Check variable values",
+      mixinStandardHelpOptions = true,
+      showDefaultValues = true,
+      abbreviateSynopsis = true,
+      versionProvider = PicoCliVersionProvider.class,
+      synopsisHeading = "%n",
+      descriptionHeading = "%nDescription:%n%n",
+      optionListHeading = "%nOptions:%n",
+      footerHeading = "%n",
+      footer = "Teku is licensed under the Apache License 2.0")
+  public int getVariables(
+      @Mixin final BeaconNodeDataOptions beaconNodeDataOptions,
+      @Mixin final Eth2NetworkOptions eth2NetworkOptions,
+      @Option(
+              names = {"--filter"},
+              description = "Only get variables that match a given filter.")
+          final String filter)
+      throws Exception {
+    try (final Database database = createDatabase(beaconNodeDataOptions, eth2NetworkOptions)) {
+      final Map<String, Optional<String>> variables = database.getVariables();
+      variables
+          .keySet()
+          .forEach(
+              k -> {
+                if (filter == null || k.contains(filter)) {
+                  System.out.printf("%-30s: %s\n", k, variables.get(k).orElse("EMPTY"));
+                }
+              });
+    }
+    return 0;
+  }
+
   @Command(
       name = "validate-block-history",
       description = "Validate the chain of finalized blocks via parent references",